Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Ohio bar is Nov. 15

All 2nd year law students (who began law school in Fall 2015):

Your Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Ohio Bar must be received by the Supreme Court of Ohio Bar Admissions Office no later than November 15, 2016.

The Supreme Court of Ohio Bar Admissions office website is here.

If you have any questions, please email the Student Services office at lawstudentservices@uakron.edu.  Thank you!

Application deadline to take the Feb 2017 Ohio bar exam is Tuesday, Nov. 1

Your application to take the February 2017 Ohio bar exam is this coming Tuesday, November 1, 2016.

The dates for the February 2017 bar examination are February 21, 22, and 23, 2017.  Please see the Supreme Court of Ohio Bar Admissions website for information.

Please email Law Student Services at lawstudentservices@uakron.edu with any questions.  Thank you!

Ask a Bar Examiner!

You are invited to learn about the bar exam from someone who has recently written Ohio bar exam questions and scored examinee answers!

Former Ohio Bar Examiner, Nick Phillips, will share his insights today (October 26) from 5:15 – 6:15 in Central Hower Room 312.

You’re also welcome to stick around for the first 2/3 of the ALA class (6:30 – 8:30) for an Alumni Panel Discussion on the bar exam. Three recent graduates, and one family member, will share what it was like to take the bar exam (or support a loved one) and emerge on the other side!

(Open to anyone, but priority will be given to those who expect to take the bar exam in February.)

Questions?  Contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success

 

 

Is the Bar Exam in your Near Future?

Ask a Bar Examiner!

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 5:15 – 6:15 PM
Central Hower Room 312

Nicholas Philips, former Ohio Bar Examiner, will share insights and answer questions about his recent experiences writing and scoring the Ohio bar exam.

This opportunity is primarily directed to December graduates, and will include an introduction to the bar preparation services Akron Law offers.  Others are welcome to attend, space permitting.  (There will be a similar opportunity next semester.)

You are invited to stay for :

Akron Alumni Panel Discussion

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Central Hower Room 312 – first 2/3 of the ALA class

A Panel of Recent Alumni Alumni Sharing Their Experiences:

  • Studying for the Bar Exam
  • During the Bar Exam
  • Waiting for the Results of the Bar Exam

Please contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success Programs if you have any questions!

Deadline for the Application to Register as a Candidate for the Ohio Bar is November 15

November 15, 2016 is the deadline for your Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Practice of Law (for applicants in the second year of law school) to be RECEIVED in the Office of Bar Admissions at the Supreme Court of Ohio in Columbus.

If you requested your Certificate of Dean packet and have not yet picked it up, it is available to pick up from Mary Cooke’s office, Office 103 in the Administrative Suite in McDowell Law Center.  Please bring a photo ID to pick it up.  If you have any questions about the Certificate of Dean packet, please email Mary Cooke at mec@uakron.edu.  Thank you!